knockout

== English == === Alternative forms === knock-out === Etymology === Deverbal from knock out. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɒk.aʊt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑk.oʊt/ === Noun === knockout (plural knockouts) The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. The deactivation of anything. (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman. Synonym: stunner A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal. (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene. (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated. (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print. (sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round. (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball. (US, professional wrestling, capitalized) A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Ellipsis of knockout auction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: нака́ўт (nakáwt) → Portuguese: nocaute, knockout (unadapted spelling) → Russian: нока́ут (nokáut) → Spanish: nocaut → Ukrainian: нока́ут (nokáut) → Vietnamese: nốc ao ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === knockout (not comparable) Rendering someone unconscious. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful. (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated. Causing elimination from a competition. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === knock one's socks off knock out technical knockout, TKO == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English knockout. === Noun === knockout m (plural knockouts) alternative spelling of nocaute === Further reading === “knockout”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French knock-out or English knockout. === Noun === knockout n (plural knockouturi) (sports) knockout ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English knockout. Attested since 1921. === Noun === knockout c (sports, boxing) a knockout (figuratively) a knockout (decisive victory or the like) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== golva (“floor”) knocka (“knock out”) === References === “knockout”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “knockout”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “knockout”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)